CVE-2023-48292: Xwiki application admintools Run Shell Command Allows Cross-Site Vulnerability
CRITICALCVE-2023-48292 is a CRITICAL (CVSS 9.6) run shell command allows cross-site vulnerability (CWE-352: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)) affecting Xwiki application admintools libraries in the Maven ecosystem. The issue involves run shell command allows cross-site request forgery. Remediation is available by upgrading affected packages to version 4.5.1.
CVE-2023-48292 at a Glance
Security Impact
CVSS: 9.6
The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).
How to Fix CVE-2023-48292
To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Xwiki application admintools dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.
<dependency>
<groupId>org.xwiki.contrib</groupId>
<artifactId>xwiki-application-admintools</artifactId>
<version>4.5.1</version>
</dependency>Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release:
mvn dependency:tree -Dincludes=org.xwiki.contribHow to Check if You Are Affected
To determine whether your Java application is affected by CVE-2023-48292, inspect your build dependencies using the Maven Dependency Plugin:
mvn dependency:tree -Dincludes=org.xwiki.contribAnalyze the terminal output to locate any version of Xwiki application admintools in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than 4.5.1), your application is affected.
Note: The mvn dependency:tree -Dincludes=org.xwiki.contrib command inspects the resolved dependency graph declared in your project's POM files; it does not perform automated security scanning or inspect runtime dynamic classpaths. Always verify runtime container classpaths and shaded JARs.
Technical Details
Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis
This vulnerability is classified under CWE-352: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF), where the web application does not, or cannot, sufficiently verify whether a request was intentionally provided by the user who sent the request, which could have originated from an unauthorized actor. In Xwiki application admintools, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.
Source Advisory Statement
CVE-2023-48292 Affected Xwiki application admintools Versions
1 component(s)| Product / Package | Ecosystem | Affected Versions | Fixed Version |
|---|---|---|---|
|
org.xwiki.contrib:xwiki-application-admintools
|
Maven |
≥ 4.4
< 4.5.1
|
4.5.1
|
References
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Machine-readable OSV JSON
OSV v1.5 Schema
{
"schema_version" : "1.4.0",
"id" : "GHSA-8jpr-ff92-hpf9",
"modified" : "2023-11-20T21:01:07Z",
"published" : "2023-11-20T21:01:07Z",
"aliases" : [ "CVE-2023-48292" ],
"summary" : "Run Shell Command allows Cross-Site Request Forgery",
"details" : "### Impact\nA cross site request forgery vulnerability in the admin tool for executing shell commands on the server allows an attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands by tricking an admin into loading the URL with the shell command. A very simple possibility for an attack are comments. When the attacker can leave a comment on any page in the wiki it is sufficient to include an image with an URL like `/xwiki/bin/view/Admin/RunShellCommand?command=touch%20/tmp/attacked` in the comment. When an admin views the comment, the file `/tmp/attacked` will be created on the server. The output of the command is also vulnerable to XWiki syntax injection which offers a simple way to execute Groovy in the context of the XWiki installation and thus an even easier way to compromise the integrity and confidentiality of the whole XWiki installation.\n\n### Patches\nThis has been patched by adding a form token check in version 4.5.1 of the admin tools.\n\n### Workarounds\nThe [patch](https://github.com/xwiki-contrib/application-admintools/commit/03815c505c9f37006a0c56495e862dc549a39da8) can be applied manually to the affected wiki pages. Alternatively, the document `Admin.RunShellCommand` can also be deleted if the possibility to run shell commands isn't needed.\n\n### References\n* https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/ADMINTOOL-91\n* https://github.com/xwiki-contrib/application-admintools/commit/03815c505c9f37006a0c56495e862dc549a39da8\n",
"severity" : [ {
"type" : "CVSS_V3",
"score" : "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H"
} ],
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"type" : "ECOSYSTEM",
"events" : [ {
"introduced" : "4.4"
}, {
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} ]
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} ],
"references" : [ {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://github.com/xwiki-contrib/application-admintools/security/advisories/GHSA-8jpr-ff92-hpf9"
}, {
"type" : "ADVISORY",
"url" : "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-48292"
}, {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://github.com/xwiki-contrib/application-admintools/commit/03815c505c9f37006a0c56495e862dc549a39da8"
}, {
"type" : "PACKAGE",
"url" : "https://github.com/xwiki-contrib/application-admintools"
}, {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/ADMINTOOL-91"
} ],
"database_specific" : {
"cwe_ids" : [ "CWE-352" ],
"severity" : "CRITICAL",
"github_reviewed" : true,
"github_reviewed_at" : "2023-11-20T21:01:07Z",
"nvd_published_at" : "2023-11-20T18:15:07Z"
}
}